LXD/LXC is great for setting up test / development environments as it allows us to quickly create Linux based containers that behave like full virtual machines. I recently had the…
This tutorial details how to install LXD on Ubuntu. We will look at how to install and initialize LXD manually, then how to install LXD using a preseed file, which…
When working with the Linux file system, its important to know some of the different ways you can list directory contents on Linux. This article will look at some of…
In this short tutorial I will show how to check if a file exists, and then delete a file if it exists using PowerShell. This can be useful if you…
Being able to count files in a directory on Linux, or directories themselves, is a useful admin task to know how to carry out. It may be that you are…
When working on the terminal, or command line, there is often a need to know how to create a file in Linux. Whether you need to create a script file,…
This article is all about the different methods you can use to ping ports to help in troubleshooting network connectivity issues. The ping command is available across just about every…
After you have gone through the steps to install Kali Linux, one of the first tasks you should carry out is to update Kali Linux to ensure you have the…
This article goes through how to install Kali Linux on VMware Workstation. Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security. Kali comes bundled…
As a system administrator, you are likely monitoring the disk space on your Linux system all the time, to ensure you can keep on top of any disk capacity issues.…